To any and all footcare nurse business owners

sallyspring · Oct 15, 2012

Don't just think of seniors. There are many people who need foot care/pampering to the level that a pedicurist cannot provide. In Canada, I don't think that they can work on diabetic feet. What about the US?

sallyspring · Oct 15, 2012

Have you presented them with the idea, that your fees are probably less than Podiatrists? Mabe if you can get the idea across that your services are equal to the Podiatrists, that the almighty $ can sway them? Perhaps offer something that they don't?
Can you combine foot care and diabetic teaching, foot care, etc? Make yourself stand out from the others.
I combine diabetic teaching, self care, fungal management etc as a routine part of my service. I also use facebook a lot. If you register with Linkedin you will also get contacts. Some supply companies take names of foot care nurses and list them too.

sallyspring · Oct 15, 2012

Hey Bizi

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stepnurse01 · Nov 5, 2012

This is a business area with so much potential. Any updates on how your relationship has progresses or not with local podiatrist. I believe that there are always challenges with a new business. I am looking forward to hearing about more experiences.

yrmajesty3 · Nov 5, 2012

Hi stepnurse01,

I am not pursuing relationships with podiatrists. Sadly, the Board of Podiatry does not seem to be open to coordinated care with nurses. They seem more suspicious than anything else. Interestingly, so far, my clients are either nurses or parents of physicians and were found via non-medical homecare companies and word of mouth. So that's where I will spending my marketing $ and effort in the near future. For now, I am concentrating on recovery efforts re: Sandy. Until then, my biz is on hold.

bizi · Nov 7, 2012

Hi stepnurse01,
I am not pursuing relationships with podiatrists. Sadly, the Board of Podiatry does not seem to be open to coordinated care with nurses. They seem more suspicious than anything else. Interestingly, so far, my clients are either nurses or parents of physicians and were found via non-medical homecare companies and word of mouth. So that's where I will spending my marketing $ and effort in the near future. For now, I am concentrating on recovery efforts re: Sandy. Until then, my biz is on hold.

yes pods are intimidated by our work, trimming toenails is their bread and butter. sorry about you're having to clean up after sandy. good luck with that. What a shame, so much destruction.

bizi

stepnurse01 · Nov 7, 2012

I wish you the best with your business and the clean up. Take care of yourself.

blueheaven · Nov 10, 2012

Where I work, our pods are so overworked in clinic etc. that they are unable to come to nursing units to deal with toenails etc. This sounds like something we could use. I'm sure our pods would be more than happy to have a nurse with them do to that type of work.

alp1 · Nov 13, 2012

I am interested in this too. Who inspects your clinic? How does that work? I can't find out who would inspect a clinic in Tennessee? Thanks, I wish you well.

yrmajesty3 · Nov 13, 2012

When I first researched this business idea, I assumed that I would have to register or notify the Dept. Of Health about my foot care practice. It turns out that I did not. Apparently, the fact that I am an RN and governed by the Board of Nursing, it is assumed that I'm qualified (as foot care falls well within the scope of nursing as ADLs). To be sure I didn't miss anything , I created my LLC through Legal Zoom who researches all that is required for your particular state. As it turned out, all I needed was a business license and nursing license (I added business insurance). The biz license does not need to be renewed every year according to my State Department. You just need to make sure that you renew insurance every year and nursing license every two years.

I guess that the Board of Nursing and the Department of Health could investigate a nurse if a complaint generates it. Other long standing foot care nurse practices report never hearing from DOH. However, count on being investigated by Boards of Podiatry who are suspicious of CFCNs in business. They are worried that we are practicing medicine without a license. That "inquiry" alone is enough to generate the investigation that takes place by the State Department (it's never generated by patients...they LOVE us). Ultimately, I think some podys are more worried about protecting their turf (really their bread and butter :sarcastic: ). No biggy though...State department Bureau of Investigations and enforcement just visit you OR you get "invited" to visit them with proof of credentials, policy and procedures, and eidence that you are using the nursing process. If anyone cares to know how I prepared for my investigation, just PM me. I received a letter in the mail last week clearing me of practicing medicine without a license. JEEz, I guess some think you need a doctorate to do basic foot care :roflmao: .

bizi · Nov 13, 2012

I am so glad that your letter came and cleared you.....what a relief that is behind you now.

Getting ready to establish an LLC for my business. bizi

bizi · Nov 28, 2012

WEll I met with the lawyer and he wrote up the LLC documents pretty simple I signed he notorized and I paid a fee, he will file it with the city, it should be a done deal within a week. then I can start up a new business account at the bank. The womens small business center is helping me to do this. they are also helping me to spice up both my website and face book page. She created a logo for me, a beautiful swan! I would post a link to my website but am afraid to reveal that much personal information on this public site. PM me if you are interested in seeing it.

bizi